Hi, well as you can tell by the title i just received my rPAL in the mail ( SWEET!!). Here's my question (oh and i've read a lot and hesitated on posting this question since it seems to come up a lot, but i figured if you guys are on these forums its because you like to talk about these things) i've held different types of pistols (glock17/22 sig226/220) and shot a few (kimber tle/rl2 sti spartan m&p40) what i do know is i don't like da only guns. I really like the sig. i'm thinking of getting a 226 in 9mm just because the ammo is cheaper than a 45 and the first year i'm planning on wearing the thing out. although i really liked the kimber, the other issue is field stripping in a shtf scenario, cleaning a 1911 in the field must be difficult, any input would be appreciated. I also wanted to know if it is normal that my thumb doesn't reach the the mag release button when in the firing position?
new rPAL/pistol fit question
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When you have your gun, you'll handle it so much that it won't matter if its dark, or wet or your fingers are frozen. You'll know it better than the snooze button on your alarm. Pick the one that you love most. (I love sigs).
Congrats on the RPAL, and welcome to the world of the ammo-poor...
Congrats on the RPAL, and welcome to the world of the ammo-poor...
What glove size do you take? If you're not able to reach the mag release from the normal firing grip with a single stack you're definetly smaller than my own large to Xlarge glove size.
Thinner grips on some of the guns will help at the expense of producing a "square block" feel but if you need that to get a proper hand and finger wrap then that's the way to go. Along that line you would be best off with a metal frame pistol instead of a plastic one. This is because most of the plastic guns do not have replaceable side grips other than a few exceptions.
The other thought with a 9mm and a metal frame is that some of the metal could be removed from the lower frame to reduce the front to back size without producing too weak a gun. It would need to be done with care of course but even a couple of mm's on the front and back along with some shaping would make a lot of grip areas feel a lot smaller. This is obviously an extreme option though and only one to be taken with a gun that has enough extra metal and by a gunsmith with a flare for doing something like this.
Thinner grips on some of the guns will help at the expense of producing a "square block" feel but if you need that to get a proper hand and finger wrap then that's the way to go. Along that line you would be best off with a metal frame pistol instead of a plastic one. This is because most of the plastic guns do not have replaceable side grips other than a few exceptions.
The other thought with a 9mm and a metal frame is that some of the metal could be removed from the lower frame to reduce the front to back size without producing too weak a gun. It would need to be done with care of course but even a couple of mm's on the front and back along with some shaping would make a lot of grip areas feel a lot smaller. This is obviously an extreme option though and only one to be taken with a gun that has enough extra metal and by a gunsmith with a flare for doing something like this.
